Shooting

H&K MP-5 Sub-Machinegun: Famous but not Friendly

Zenith Firearms is making a new pistol braced MKE Z-5RS which has all the fun of the original without the tax stamp or a felony. The Zenith guns are every bit as fun as the originals and much easier to buy and maintain. The CDI (Chicks Dig It) factor on these guns is off the scale. […]

A Former Delta Force Operator’s Glock 17 Setup

Editor’s Note: Geo’s memoir, “Brothers of the Cloth,” a true account of special mission unit soldiers, has sold out in hardcover and will soon be coming out in paperback! You can keep an eye out for it here. My Glock 17 is 30 years old now. It is the first and last pistol I […]

The Home Defense AR-15 – Setting Up for Success

The home defense AR-15 has become quite popular in recent years. The AR-15 is America’s most popular rifle, and it’s easy to see why someone would choose the AR-15 for home defense. An AR-15 by itself gets you most of the way there, but there are a few accessories you should consider investing in. These […]

The Brutal Reality of the Flamethrower and the Men Who Carried It

Fire as a weapon has a very long tradition. Notably, in the 7th century AD, Greeks created Greek fire. The flamethrower truly rose to prominence during World War I, and the Germans were the first reported widespread users of flame weapons. By the time World War II came around, everyone was shooting fire at each […]

The Best Self-Defense Guns for Women: What to Look For

When you hear the term self-defense, it’s natural to think that only men should need to worry about how they defend themselves. However, women are also susceptible to violence and other threats. Statistics show that one in three women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime and one out of every six women has been […]

The 5 Best AR 15 Alternatives – Going Pow in 5.56

The AR rules everything around us. It’s easy to see why. The AR 15 is an accurate, ergonomic, modular rifle made by about a million different companies at all price points. It comes in a variety of calibers and can be used for anything from home defense to hunting and even long-range marksmanship. However, aren’t […]

Threat Weapons – 9 Bad Guy Guns You Should Know

The world is a big place, and it’s full of guns, lots and lots of different guns. If you are a military member, certain branches of the federal government, an overseas contractor, or simply a traveler who appreciates the more dangerous parts of travel, we need to talk. Specifically, we need to talk about the […]

The Holosun AEMS – A New Red-Dot Sight

Holosun has been a role lately. They’ve been providing extremely high-quality red dot sights at relatively low prices. They’ve never really done anything super original or innovative. They kind of just do what works and sell it at a lower price. However, their latest optic, the Holosun AEMS, shows that they can be quite creative. […]

The Cloud Defensive Rein Micro – Light It Up

We used to say we owned the night, and we owned the night for two reasons. First, superior technology that allowed us to see the world in bright green light. Second, we had superior training. Today we are going to talk about the technology side of owning the night. We aren’t talking night vision, though, […]

The 450 Bushmaster – Big Bore AR Calibers Part II

The AR 15 comes in nearly any configuration you can think of. What started as a 5.56 caliber rifle has slowly shifted to a rainbow’s worth of calibers. This included a number of big-bore calibers that take the AR 15 from a .223 caliber weapon to a .45 caliber rifle. Today we are looking at […]